Mitsuko Baisho
Known for ActingBorn 1946-11-22Ibaraki, Japan
Mitsuko Baisho (born 22 November 1946 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan) is a noted Japanese actress, whose most internationally known work has been for director Shohei Imamura, from 1979 up to the director's final film in 2002. Baisho has also been in films of Akira Kurosawa.
She also won the awards for best actress at the 10th Hochi Film Award for Love Letter and Ikiteru uchi ga hana nano yo shindara sore made yo to sengen.She also won the award for best supporting actress at the 8th Hochi Film Award for The Geisha and at the 22nd Hochi Film Award for Tokyo Lullaby. Her sister is actress-singer Chieko Baisho.
Known for
Tales from Earthsea
2006 · as The Mistress (voice)
Dreams
1990 · as Mother of 'I'
Kagemusha
1980 · as Oyunokata
The Ballad of Narayama
1983 · as Oei
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001 · as Mitsu Aizawa
The Eel
1997 · as Misako Nakajima
Vengeance Is Mine
1979 · as Kazuko Enokizu
Manhunt
1976 · as Otsuki Kyoko
Sing My Life
2016 · as Katsu Seyama
Out
2002 · as Yoshie 'Sensei' Azuma
The Geisha
1983 · as Osodé
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
2020 · as Setsuko Murata
In the Wake
2021 · as Kei Tōshima
The Lady Shogun and Her Men
2010 · as Yorinobu Mizuno
Tenchu!
1969 · as Onimo
September 11
2002 · as Kayo Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
Sure Death 4
1987 · as Ofuku
The Crazy Family
1984 · as Saeko Kobayashi